Biking Deer Grove's Fall Colors

Wow! The rain got delayed and we were granted another magnificent Fall day to bike. Today we headed to Deer Grove Forest Preserve, the only remaining mountain bike trail in the area.

We had the place practically to ourselves as we biked 12 hilly miles through dense forest and through delightfully painted trees.

I also showed Ellen the single-track on the east side of Quentin Road and her smile never dimmed. She joyously announced at the end of the ride, "That's the best place yet!"


Then I took her to my favorite tree in this forest preserve -- check out the reason why below. (For perspective, that's Ellen in the lower left corner of the photo.)

More of the lovely colors...